Nonin unveils Bluetooth fingertip oximeter

According to Medical Design Online, Nonin Medical, in an effort to address rising healthcare costs and promote the use of remote monitoring, unveiled the world's first fingertip oximeter with Bluetooth wireless technology at the American Telemedicine Association meeting in Seattle, Washington.

The Onyx II, Model 9560 fingertip pulse oximeter is designed for interoperability, meeting the requirements of the emerging Medical Device Profile, IEEE11073 and Continua compliance standards.

With this innovation, Nonin Medical's commitment is to simplify healthcare delivery by providing innovative solutions that enable patients, such as those with chronic conditions, and clinicians to easily and cost-effectively manage monitored information.

A global conference focusing on the future of healthcare will convene in Detroit from 8 to 10 June, 2009, according to Earthtimes.

The HealthQuake Summit will present an opportunity for leaders from around the world to gather and explore the ongoing and future seismic "tremors" in the healthcare industry in the areas of business, policy, and science and technology that will make the industry virtually unrecognisable in the coming years.

Featured speaker will be world-renowned surgeon Dr Jean-Michel Dubernard of the Edouard Herriot Hospital in Lyon, France. Dr Dubernard is associated with many medical firsts, including the first hand transplant (1998) and the first human face transplant (2005).

Royal Philips Electronics released the final results of a survey conducted by Fazzi Associates of nearly 1 000 home care agencies in the US, states HealthTech Wire.

Results of the Philips National Study on the Future of Technology and Telehealth in Home Care show that nearly one-third of large agencies are currently using a tele-health system.

In addition, it shows that industry use of tele-health is expected to double over the next two years, principally as a means of managing patients with chronic disease.